[Rwp] A Mac?

[Aaron]

I am looking for a Windows computer to replace the one that I have. I at least want an Intel I five and eight gigs of RAM. What do you some of you guys use and would recommend? Just curious is a hard decision when needing to buy a new laptop.

Thanks
Aaron 

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> On Aug 16, 2015, at 6:38 PM, Jes via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
> 
> Scott,
> I am basing my opinion on first-hand experience. I was able to get up and running with reaper very quickly once I realized how the program worked. With GarageBand, I found myself fooling around using the VO keys and it just wasn't very efficient.
> Of course for all my audio stuff, I have been using windows for years. I have used gold wave, sound forge and Reaper. When I installed reaper for the first time on windows along with Reaaccess, The fact that I could instantly get feedback when I pressed keys, and didn't have to create my own keymap was really nice. 
> 
> Jes
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Aug 16, 2015, at 5:31 PM, Scott Chesworth via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Jes, are you basing those opinions on firsthand experience or hearsay?
>> Reason I ask is that - although it's not as far along as Reaper with
>> the various addons available for Windows yet - I'm not seeing the huge
>> gap between Reaper and Pro Tools you're describing with Vic's bear
>> bones accessibility solution. From my experience, I'd think most
>> people could get stuff done with a lot less button bashing and
>> frustration in Reaper on Mac now than in GarageBand for example, which
>> I found to be a sluggish, frustrating half-baked mess when using it
>> with VoiceOver. No experience of Amadeus Pro here, so can't pass
>> comment on that.
>> 
>> Kevin, how soon is this new computer being acquired? OSARA has plans
>> for better Mac support on the development timeline, but you're looking
>> at another 6 months or so before Jamie gets to that assuming
>> everything runs to schedule. For what it's worth, I'm someone who runs
>> Apple hardware, but VoiceOver as a screen reader means I find myself
>> in Windows 99% of the time unless I'm specifically using Pro Tools.
>> This didn't used to be the case, so it's not an unshiftable bias
>> against the screen reader, more that I don't dig the directions Apple
>> have gone in with it lately. Even on an I7 machine with 8GB of RAM and
>> a fast SSD, I find VO to be unresponsive as a screen reader nowadays.
>> I'm not saying don't go Mac because in some ways it opens up a can of
>> worms that you might find useful, especially given the quality of
>> instruments that come with MainStage for a MIDI guy like yourself,
>> just offering up a note of caution that if you like working fast, VO
>> might not be the screen reader for you.
>> 
>> Scott
>> 
>>> On 8/16/15, Kevin Brown via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
>>> Hmmmmmm!,...Maybe I'll stick to the "PC"...
>>> 
>>> I'm kind of liking the functionality of "Reaper" so far...
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